Help a non techie pleeaasassee

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I am thinking of buying my son a xbox for xmas. What should i be looking to buy him? How will it connect to my plasma (th42pe30 - viera) for the best picture? I understand that they come with a hard disk? Why? I have also seen threads that say that they have them modded or chipped? Again why?

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All you need is an Xbox, probably an advanced scart cable (unless there is a better way to connect to your plasma & amp), plus whatever games & extra controllers you want.

You might also want to get an XBox Live kit, although for this you need to have broadband with an ethernet port to connect the Xbox to.

As for modding, if you don't know what it is, then you probably don't need it.

The main sort of mod is chipping. It's just a way to allow 'unofficial' software to run on your xbox. This doesn't just mean 'backup games', it also includes media player software, region free dvd players, etc. It also allows you to rip games or DVDs to the hard disk and play them from there.

The other popular mod, done in conjunction with chipping is swapping the hard disk for a larger capacity one.

There are also other mods. My Crystal XBox has got blue LEDs in the case, and it looks very nice indeed.

If its for your son, I'd just get him an XBox. You can always mod it later if you decide you need it.

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